Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– The UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways has rescheduled its summer flight timings to and from Dhaka beginning mid-February.

The rescheduled flights will shorten transit times for travellers when connecting to destinations to and from Dhaka through Abu Dhabi, including New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Manchester and Frankfurt, a press statement said.

Flight from Dhaka to Abu Dhabi will now depart daily at 5.15 am and arrive at 9.00 am, local Abu Dhabi time.

Etihad Airways flight EY258 will depart from Abu Dhabi to Dhaka at 9.25 pm, local Abu Dhabi time, and arrive at 4.00 am, local Dhaka time. The new timings, which will be implemented from February 15, will continue until December 12.

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